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Please BE WARNED: Most people who sell a home these days get badly conned. They pay thousands of dollars in unnecessary expenses; plus, they undersell their homes.

If home sellers and buyers were better informed about real estate, they’d get a much better result when they sell or buy real estate. There are so many ‘secrets’ in the real estate world – information that’s deliberately hidden from consumers or information they fail to discover because most consumers fail to do much research.

When you are selling your home, you may receive offers. Indeed, offers are almost part of the pre-sale process.

The easiest thing in the world to do is agree to spend money. Saying yes is so simple. It makes you seem agreeable. And, of course, it often makes you popular – especially with the person to whom you are paying your money.

If you are selling a home and an agent is asking you to pay money up-front for “marketing costs,” here’s a message for you: Don’t pay. Find a better agent.

Let’s have an end of year ‘chat’ about real estate, especially for 2026. In some way, real estate touches all Australians. And yet, without knowing it, most Australians could do better in their real estate lives.

by  Neil Jenman Article written and provided by Neil Jenman from Jenman.com.au . To see the original source of this article please click here. https://jenman.com.au/why-agents-lie-to-home-buyers/. Neil Jenman is Australia’s trusted consumer crusader. He can support you, all the way, from choosing an agent whoRead More »WHY AGENTS LIE TO HOME BUYERS

When you sell your home, an agent will ask you to sign an agreement. That’s if you choose to use an agent; if you knew what most agents do, you’d do what most sellers should do – sell your home yourself and get a better price at a much lower cost.

Does this describe you? Your home has been for sale for weeks, maybe months. It has not sold. You probably feel terrible.

Buying a home in Australia has become so frustrating. Home-buyers have dozens of reasons to detest the process of finding a home – especially when dealing with agents.